MDA Space Ltd. announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd. Through this MOU, MDA Space and Hanwha will explore opportunities to collaborate on the development of Korea's sovereign Low Earth Orbit (K-LEO) defence constellation, leveraging MDA's AURORA software-defined digital satellites. The K-LEO constellation is a national initiative designed to strengthen Korea's sovereign defence capabilities and ensure secure, resilient communications and data services for national security operations.

MDA Space and Hanwh a will work together to assess how MDA AURORA's flexible, software-defined architecture can support Hanwha in addressing evolving mission requirements, maximizing operational efficiency, and enabling robust, scalable satellite solutions for the K-LEO defence program.